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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Coffee Cake, Anyone?

Today I am thrilled to participate in author Amanda Tero’s blog tour to celebrate the release of her newest short story, “Coffee Cake Days”! I have been so blessed to have gotten to know Amanda Tero online. Her heart for God is inspiring, and I’m excited about the impact her stories (as well as her music and the other things she does!) will have on people. We all need to be returning to God’s Word and making Him our life, which is what she encourages!

My review: “Coffee Cake Days” was short and sweet with a powerful lesson. The main character, Meg, is fully relatable and even though I’m not the oldest of several siblings, I was able to imagine myself in her position. The principle of servanthood is something that we can all take to heart, no matter our place. I especially loved how the Bible verses that Meg reads teach her the right thing to do. This story was at once both heartwarming and convicting!

Review of “Maggie’s Hope Chest,” another short story by Amanda Tero: I read “Maggie’s Hope Chest” twice so the spiritual message could fully sink in … and it was more touching the second time through. What Maggie learned is something that really hits me because I have had to constantly regulate my attachment to my possessions. I enjoy how Miss Tero makes Maggie’s Bible study, prayers, and conscience-wrestling the drama of the story. It’s realistic to whoever has searched out God’s will on a matter or been trying to avoid something God wanted them to do. The joy that comes at the end is real! This little story will get you thinking: “Have I really given God all that I have?”

Her current projects include short
stories and novels-in-progress. When she was a young teenager,

Amanda was obsessed with writing.
However, the Lord helped her to realize that she was writing for

her personal pleasures and purposes -
not His. For several years, she put away “pleasure writing"
and

wrote mainly Biblical articles for
several years (which she still continues). She found the time of
writing silence beneficial in gleaning from God's Word and
strengthening the focus of why she writes. Since 2013, the Lord
directed her to begin writing fiction again. Her desire is to glorify
and exalt God in all of her writing. She desires to challenge girls
to focus on their relationship with God and grow in Him and His Word.
If something she has written draws an individual into a deeper
relationship with Jesus Christ, it is worth it!

About Me

I am a disciple of Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah of Israel, and I strive to make His teachings the rule of my life. I love to write, mainly novels, and I am working to use that to glorify my Lord. I love to study the Bible, Israel, classic literature, history, classical music, martial arts, and lots of other subjects. There are so many things to do and learn!